Woodworking NetworkAmerican Wood Council says the International Code Council Board of Directors approval of the formation of a Tall Wood Ad Hoc Committee. The committee will be made up of stakeholders, code officials and other interested parties. The committee will study tall wood construction and may develop code changes to be submitted for the 2021 International Building Code. Tall wood is an industry term to identify the use of cross-laminated timber and other heavy timber manufactured wood products in building heights greater than six stories.READ MORE

FarmingUKA free demonstration of small- to medium-sized harvesting machinery in February will show small scale forestry businesses how the new Forestry Grant Scheme can help boost their businesses. Appropriate small- or mini-scale harvesting and extraction machinery can increase local harvesting and processing capacity. This will add long-term, sustainable value to local economies by helping bring smaller woodlands — and those on more sensitive sites — into management.READ MORE

WBAA-AMIndiana legislators plan to introduce a bill that would force the Division of Forestry to set aside 10 percent of each state forest, with no logging allowed in those areas. Two Republicans, Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) and Rep. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), will introduce the bill during this legislative session. Previous efforts to protect state forests from logging have gotten stuck in committee with little support from GOP legislators.READ MORE

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edieU.S. firm Enviva — the world's largest producer of wood pellets — has announced the establishment of a new $5 million, 10-year forest conservation project in North Carolina and Virginia. The project aims to protect around six million acres of forest along the Virginia-North Carolina coastal plain — an area that is home to three Enviva wood pellet production facilities.
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Wageningen University via Phys.orgThe sustainability of growing crops for use as energy sources has been disputed for many years. A potentially attractive alternative is to use waste and residues from agricultural and forestry. However, using waste and other residues may have an impact on land use, biodiversity and food security.

The additional sources of income from the sale of waste and other residues could prompt an increase in the production of crops and wood. LEI has investigated the potential impact of the large-scale use of waste from agriculture and forestry on land use and food security.READ MORE

UPMatters.comA forest is more than its trees, which the Forest Stewards Guild recognized in naming several Michigan Technological University lands a model Forest. Healthy forests support robust ecosystems across a region, and they are also important spaces for play, research and collaboration. The designated forestlands include 620 acres of the Michigan Tech Trails and Recreation Forest on campus and 3,597 acres of the Ford Center and Research Forest farther south in Alberta, Michigan. READ MORE

UGA TodayThe University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources has once again received full accreditation from the Society of American Foresters, marking nearly 90 years of continuous accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources degree. The SAF also put its seal of approval on the school's Master of Forest Resources degree in the first year the Warnell School applied for accreditation for the program.READ MORE